A Critique Of The Uk Government's “Anti-Muslim Hostility” Definition: Disingenuous, Double Standards, And The Normalisation Of Islamophobia

The UK government has finally defined anti-Muslim hatred, and it will not use the word Islamophobia once. Mosques are being targeted every few days and hate crimes against Muslims are at record levels. The government’s answer is a definition that requires proof of intent, carries no legal weight, and explicitly protects the right to ridicule and insult Islam.

This report traces how the definition was made and what its wording does and does not cover. It sets that against the speed and force with which Britain adopted the IHRA definition of anti-semitism. It argues that the definition is not protection but performance, and that the message it sends is clear: the safety of Muslims in Britain is simply not a government priority.